DO WE detect an air of desperation surrounding Millennium Stadium bosses in the wake of one of their most successful weekends ever?

The WRU's group chief exec David Moffett made not one but TWO pleas along those lines in our sister paper The Western Mail on Wednesday.

First he urged Cardiff City to ditch plans to build their own ground and use the home of Welsh rugby instead.

"I'm more than happy to meet with Cardiff City anytime, anywhere, to talk about anything," he said.

Then he pleaded with Joe Calzaghe to take his next big title fight to the venue.

Soccer fans visiting the stadium for the first time stared open-mouthed at the giant ground last week.

Inside Sport reporters encountered two QPR fans gazing in awe on the place and pronouncing: "It's miles better than Wembley!"

And Wolves supporters, amid celebrations in the city's bars, said it was so much nicer to spend time in Wales's capital city rather than at the industrial estate that is Wembley. The problem is that with the new Wembley looming, the number of big events coming to Wales will be cut dramatically.

Take away Welsh football and rugby internationals and there won't be much left.

They have already asked if Cardiff City could play some of their Division One games at the ground.

But Football League bosses have given the idea the cold shoulder.

And City chief Sam Hammam said there were "around 15" reasons that couldn't happen.

One of them is that the League fears some teams will get an unfair advantage over others if they play City at the Millennium while rivals have to travel to the much smaller and more intimidating Ninian Park.

Could it be that, if Mr Moffett's anguished pleas go unheard, he may soon revise his decision not to sell Welsh rugby's crown jewel?